York House School Blog
Jacky Essombe, a dancer from Cameroon, came to York House to work with the Grade 3s and 4s. She taught them dances, songs and drum rhythms using French, English and her own dialect. This gave girls a chance to use their French in an interactive setting and to also explore African culture. See the photos and watch them in action:
Award winning author Sarah Ellis visited this term with our Grade 4 and 7 classes. Best known for her four DEAR CANADA books, Sarah is the author of 10 novels, three anthologies, five picturebooks and one book on teaching writing. Check it out! http://www.sarahellis.ca
Earlier this year Sarah received the Lieutenant-Governor’s Award for a body of exemplary work. She was invited to have dinner at Government House in Victoria and be presented with her award. Awesome work, Sarah!
Thanks for sharing the experience of writing with our students.
This term our Grade 1 girls studied the First Nations throughout the seasons with inspiration from books by Julie Flett. Her newest book, “Wild Berries“, gave us the recipe for blueberry jam which we made! Reading “Owls See Clearly at Night” (2010 Finalist, Governor General’s Children’s Literature Award), taught us some words in the Michif language. “The Moccasins” and “Little You” were stories about growing up with traditions of First Nations or any family. Zoe and the Fawn connected us to animals and nature.
For an awesome finish to our study Julie Flett came to meet us! We did an art lesson with Julie which inspired our own stories of family. Thanks Julie for sharing our excellent books and art with us! Click here to see photos of the Grade 1s art lesson with Julie.
Sheilagh Martin
Junior School Librarian